Gillmore started sixth and beat polesitter Patrick Royalty to the checkers to collect the victory. Luke Nieman was third, Chase Galvan finished fourth and Out-Pace USRA B-Mod national points leader J.C. Morton ronded out the top five.

Friday's race, in conjunction with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, put a wrap on the 2016 season at the historic half-mile oval in Kansas Cty, Kan.

The combined Lakeside Speedway and Central Missouri Speedway championship banquet will be held Saturday, November 5. Share the night together with your racing family from 6-12 p.m. Tickets are $25 each. The purchasing deadline is October 29 (no late reservations). For tickets contact Karen Darling at (660) 229-0952 (Lakeside) or Susan Walls at (816) 229-1338 (CMS).

The banquet will be held at the Elks Lodge #2509 located at 100 NE Brizendine Rd. in Blue Springs, Mo., and will feature a buffet-style menu with lasagna, chicken alfredo, Italian sausage casserole, spaghetti and meatballs, salad, breadsticks and deserts. A cash bar will be available.

For lodging information contact Comfort Inn at (816) 847-2700, located at 210 E. Jefferson Rd. in Grain Valley, Missouri. Ask for Racers Discount for the Lakeside/CMS Banquet. King rooms are $75.99 and a double queen is $79.99. Also, the Courtyard Marriott Blue Springs at 1500 NE Coronado Dr. in Blue Springs will also be offering a Racers Discount. Call them at (816) 228-8100.

This is a short film by Scott Gulbranson that was featured at the 2017 Deer Creek Speedway awards banquet and highlights 2017 Out-Pace USRA B-Mod track champion Dustin Kruse of Brandon, S.D. watch video

This is a short film by Scott Gulbranson that was featured at the 2017 Deer Creek Speedway awards banquet and highlights 2017 USRA Modified track champion Jason Cummins of New Richland, Minn. Cummins also captured the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national championship. watch video

You know those round, rubber things on your car that make you go around? Well, have you ever seen a green tire before? Watch the video and see the incredible transformation of an American Racer racing tire during the curing process to give the tire its final shape! watch video